Kanpur Cantonment | Defence Town | Human Settlement Pattern | Imageability | Demographics | Evolution | Influence of History | Comparison of Character | Street Pattern | Physical Mapping and Neighbourhood Places | Kanpur Tomorrow

1. KANPUR CANTONMANT
DEFENCE TOWN

2. IMAGIBILITY

3. - Military cantonment
- Hilly and Plains
- Uttar Pradesh, India
- Established in 1811
- Situated on Ganges bank
- Bound by Kanpur city
- Largest cant. in India
- Both by area & population
- Area - 4243.0084 acres
- Population - 108,035
- Tree grouped (half area)
- Massacre Ghat – 1857
- Tourist spot – Patriotism
- Famous for Parks (18)
- Literacy rate – 80%
KANPUR
CANTONMENT
DEMOGRAPHICS

4. RIVER SIDE SETTLEMENT
LINEAR PATTERN (ALONG RIVER)
BASED ON POPULATION – HAMLET
OCCUPATION – AGRICULTURE
1200
SETTLEMENT PATTERN AND EVOLUTION
AXIS OF LINEARITY
NUCLEUS 1
NUCLEUS 2
FOREST LANDS
INITIAL COURSE
OF SETTLEMENT
STARTED DURING
MUGHAL RULE

5. EXPANSION OF SETTLEMENT
CLUSTERED AND DISPERED PATTERN
BASED ON POPULATION – SMALL TOWN
OCCUPATION – AGRICULTURE & OTHER
1700
SETTLEMENT PATTERN AND EVOLUTION
PHYSICAL
EXPANSION OF
EXTENT OF
THE PLACE
CLUSTER 1
CLUSTER 2
CLUSTER 3
AXIS OF SETTLEMENT

6. RIVER GANGA
KANPUR
CANTONMENT
KANPUR CITY
• HIGHER ALTITUDE
• COLD CLIMATE
• TOPOGRAPHY
• SECURITY
ISOLATION FROM GENERAL PUBLIC
WHY DID THEY PLAN A CANTONMENT HERE?
IT WAS A PLACE WHERE SATI WAS
HAPPENING. LESS POPULATION DENSITY

7. HOUSING IN MILITARY CANTONMENTS DURING THE BRITISH RULE
• TheHousingforsoldierswhoservedfromMilitaryfor
Indiawaspukkahousesalthoughpeoplefrom
generalpublicstillhadkutchahousesinthecity.The
housesaresimilarandfamiliar.
• Materialsarebricksforwallsandthatch/terracotta
forroofing.Landswerenotpaved.
• Housingincantonmentisnotorganic.Itwasplanned
andconstructedasperrequirements.
• Theyhadanemptylandincentrefortrainingand
housesaresurroundedbythecourt.

8. MORE EXPANSION OF SETTLEMENT
CLUSTERED PATTERN
BASED ON POPULATION – TOWN
OCCUPATION – MILITARY
1850
SETTLEMENT PATTERN AND EVOLUTION
AXES OF SETTLEMENT
MASSACRE GHAT
CANTONMENT
EVOLUTION

9. The Kanpur Cantonment
• Played an important role in the 1857 uprising
under the leadership of Nana Sahib and Tatya
Tope (Siege of Cawnpore).
• The uprising led to a massacre of the British at
the Satichaura Ghat (also called Massacre Ghat).
• It is of historical significance symbolising the
patriotism and sacrifices made by the local
people during the first war of Indian
Independence.
• Many religious/social functions are organized
every year in the months of August and
September to commemorate the events, which
are attended by a large number of people (At
present – 2021)
Nana
Sahib
Tatya
Tope
Influence
of
History

10. Satichaura Ghat, Cawnpore - 1857
Massacre Ghat, Kanpur - 2021
Comparison
of
Character

11. EXPANSION OF SETTLEMENT
ORGANIC PATTERN
BASED ON POPULATION – SMALL CITY
OCCUPATION – MILITARY AND CIVIL
1950
SETTLEMENT PATTERN AND EVOLUTION
EXPANSION OF
CANTONMENT AREA
EXPANSION OF
KANPUR TOWN

12. EXPANSION OF SETTLEMENT
SHAPELESS PATTERN
BASED ON POPULATION – TOWN
OCCUPATION – MILITARY AND CIVIL
2020
SETTLEMENT PATTERN AND EVOLUTION
EXPANSION OF
KANPUR CITY
REDUCED
GREEN COVER
THREAT OF LANDS
IN CANTONMENT

13. Kanpur
and
Kanpur
Cantonment
River
Ganges
/
Ganga
Ghat

14. The historical reasons necessitating
the formation of individual
cantonments are different for
different cantonments depending
upon the prevailing political and
military realities of the times.
The paramount consideration in
setting up this cantonment was the
need for military camps in various
strategic locations of India to
establish, maintain and consolidate
the rule of a foreign (British) power
and need of cooler climate.
The records of 19th-century British
India reveal that spread of diseases
such as diarrhoea, malaria among
the troops necessitated the
cantoning (insulation) of these
military camps from
the local population.

15. KANPUR
CANTONMENT
MAP
SHOWCASING
MAIN
ROADS,
ARTERIAL
ROADS
AND
SUB-ARTERIAL
ROADS
(HIERARCHY,
ROAD
WIDTHS
AND
CONNECTIVITY)

16. KANPUR TODAY
20
th
Century

17. PHYSICAL MAPPING AND
NEIGHBOURING PLACES
Theimpactislessbutpresent.Peopledonottravel
toandfroto/fromtheseplaces,because
cantonmentismeanttobeisolatedfromthegeneral
public(Notevenforemploymentorresources)

18. POPULATION DENSITY
ROAD NETWORK/PATTERN
AND GREEN COVER ON SITE
TheGreencoverisreducingduetimeandthelands
startoccupying.But,stillthebuilttounbuiltratioin
Kanpurcantonmentismaintainedproportionately.

19. KANPUR TOMORROW
• SinceKanpurCantonmentisamilitary/defencetown,thereisnoexpansion
expected.
Theresourcesavailableareplentyenoughtosatisfytherequiredneedsofthe
users.Moreover,itsanyhowthelargestcantonmentinIndia.So,itsalreadybig
enough.
• Basedonemploymentopportunities,itisstagnantbecauseonlyafixednumber
ofpeoplemightberecruitedeveryyear.Correspondingly,eventhepopulation
densitywillremaintobestagnantbecauseofthesamereason.
• Basedonthephysicalextentofthesite,itisstagnantunlessthereisGovernment
proposalifitwantstoacquirelandsfromcantonmenttoincludelandsforcity
becausecityisalwaysexpandingbasedonthegrowthinpopulationandinversely
proportionatelandrequirementneeds.
21
st
Century

20. NAME-Y
.YUKTA
REG.NO.–311717251081
ASSIGNMENT-SETTLEMENTSACROSSWORLD
TOWNNAME-KANPURCANTONMENT
TOWNTYPE–DEFENCETOWN
SUBJECT-HUMANSETTLEMENTPLANNING
4TH YEAR ASECTION(BATCH–2017-2022)